"Modern Family" star Julie Bowen has a trick up her sleeve when it comes to communicating with her teenage sons.Michael Simon/Getty Images"Modern Family" star Julie Bowen struggles to connect with her teenage sons sometimes.Her trick to starting conversations with them is to lurk around the house."If you just kind of park it, make fake cookies in the kitchen no one's ever going to eat, they start coming in and out," she said.Julie Bowen knows the pain of raising teenage boys but she's finally mastered the art of starting a conversation with them.During an episode of "The Three Questions with Andy Richter" podcast, which was released on Tuesday, Bowen spoke about struggles she's faced while trying to connect with her teens.The "Modern Family" star has three teenage sons — Oliver, 17, and twins John and Gustave, 15 — whom she shares with her ex-husband Scott Phillips."Someone asked what it's like to have teenage boys.